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National Public Radio Names School of Seven Bells' "Windstorm" As Its Song of the Day.

Abbey DruckerSchool of Seven Bells​ We've made no secret of our in-house excitement for School of Seven Bells' sophomore full-length, Disconnect From Desire, which earned its release this week. Ambient, grandiose and a little wistful, too, the album's an almost-prefect summer companion. And, turns ... More >>

More DOMAXXII Showcase News And Info Than You Can Handle. Also? Free Wristbands!

​Hello, Unfair Park. It's nice to be here. Thanks for having me. Sorry to say, though, it's just a short stay--a follow-through on a promise I made yesterday to Robert, y'know. That promise? That I'd roll on through to this side of the fence for a moment to tell you a little "something-something" ... More >>

For The Second Time, A Sarah Jaffe Song Is Named National Public Radio's Song of the Day

Melanie GomezSarah Jaffe​There's no such thing as too much publicity--and these days, Sarah Jaffe, who later this week kicks off her gig as the tour opener for Lou Barlow, is getting plenty. And the hits just keep coming: Today, in the wake of mentions in Magnet, Paste and elsewhere (including a f ... More >>

Stream Midlake's The Courage of Others On NPR's First Listen

​When this next week's Observer is distributed around the Metroplex, our stand on the new disc from the Denton-based Midlake, The Courage of Others, which is due out statesdide on February 2,  will be made known. But plenty of others have already made their positions on the new, darker disc f ... More >>

Texas Observer on "Signs of Life" in Downtown

Patrick Michels​Michael May's the latest to wonder whether the AT&T Performing Arts Center is going to remake downtown. Brent Brown, of bcWORKSHOP and the Dallas City Design Studio at City Hall, says, Yup, sure 'nuff, so long as you include, oh, Main Street Garden in the mix: "It's still dead ... More >>

Dallas Tea Party Founder: "We Truly Are Made Up of Normal, Regular People"

Daniel DaughteryEven those not old enough to pay taxes joined in the Tax Day Tea Party protest at Dallas City Hall.​National Public Radio just posted a piece of its All Things Considered piece on the Dallas Tea Party; the audio, of course, won't be available till this evening for those who aren't ... More >>

Tomorrow, All Things Considered Will Air a Looong Piece About the Dallas Tea Party

​In late August, Kim spoke with Phillip Dennis, head of the Dallas Tea Party, about his aspirations for the group. This is what he told her:I believe in what we're doing. I believe in this movement. I think this really is the beginning of the second revolution of America. It's going to be peaceful ... More >>

KXT Announces In-Studio Performance Schedule, Adds New Names.

​On Monday, in addition to the news of the new hosts at the upstart NPR music station coming to town on Nov. 9, we passed along the info of the early names booked to play in-studio performances at the station. Well, today, that list grows a bit--and, with those adds, KXT has announced the on-air d ... More >>

NPR Names The Gamblers' 'Let's Go Crazy' Cover As Its Song Of The Day. Really.

​Well, this is somewhat shocking. But true! The fine intellectuals over at National Public Radio have deemed the "Let's Go Crazy" cover from Denton punk ex-pats The Riverboat Gamblers as their song of the day. No, really. Color us kind of shocked at this revelation. When the Spin magazine Purplish ... More >>

Book Smart

Giveaway: Two Pairs Of Tickets To Catch Cotton Jones and Sabra Laval At The Hydrant Tonight

Tonight, at the Hydrant Cafe, Spune Productions has booked a performance from the Maryland-based Cotton Jones--check 'em out performing in the above in-studio clip for the Seattle based radio station KEXP. Theirs is an interesting sound, combining elements of lo-fi, ambience, pop, psychedelia and fo ... More >>

American Makes $278 Mil From Checked Bags, to Which Southwest Responds, "So?"

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, American Airlines pocketed $278 million in bag fees last year, putting it at the top of the list of airlines making extra scratch by charging to lose your luggage. But Dallas-based Southwest Airlines insists it still won't go there: Southwest CEO G ... More >>

Stream School Of Seven Bells On NPR's World Cafe

School of Seven Bells If there's one--and, I think, justifiable--problem that I have with local NPR affiliate 90.1 KERA-FM, it's that there isn't enough music on the station's regular programming schedule (Paul Slavens aside). As stands, only two of the station's weekly 168 programmed hours are regu ... More >>

Stream St. Vincent's Actor At NPR.org Starting Tonight

Our favorite former-Polyphonic-Spree-member-turned-indie-rock-sensation, Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) just keeps getting more and more love and hype for her upcoming May 5 release, Actor. And not just from us, go figure.Starting tonight at 10:59 p.m. (11:59 p.m. EST), NPR will stream St. Vincent's ... More >>

KERA-FM Says NPR Hasn't Asked the Station to Hold a Pledge Drive for the Mothership

At the end of March, The Washington Post ran a piece in which some National Public Radio hosts and higher-ups discussed the idea of having NPR member stations raise funds on the mothership's behalf. Because, after all, NPR's struggling like every other media organization: In December, it axed two po ... More >>

On NPR, DPD Assistant Chief Comes Up with Department's New Motto for Transparency

From GMA to NPR, the Ryan Moats-Robert Powell run-in remains the talk of the nation -- by which I mean the story's the subject of this 11-minute Tell Me More story airing on National Public Radio affiliates today. Host Michael Martin interviews at great length Dallas Assistant Police Chief Floyd Sim ... More >>

What It Was Like: The Decemberists, The Avett Brothers, Heartless Bastards

Patrick MichelsThe DecemberistsThis was the big, obvious event of the night -- a packed yard at Stubb's, plenty of production from the NPR-backed show, and no huge surprises. Just a few great live acts we all know, proving they deserve it.Band: The Decemberists, Wednesday night at Stubb'sWhere: Stub ... More >>

Food For Thought 2.3.09

"Pimento cheese is so ingrained in the lives of many Southerners that we don't realize our passion for the stuff doesn't exist outside the region. Call me provincial, but I was shocked (shocked!) when I learned that everyday people from Boston to San Diego don't slap pimento cheese on bread for a q ... More >>

"Bravo to the Daring Dallasites!"

Casey KelbaughDavid DenbyWork precluded me from listening to today's Think on KERA-FM (90.1), which I swear I'll listen to one of these days. So until the local NPR affiliate posts its podcast, I'll just have to take Wonkette's word that New Yorker film critic David Denby, Think-ing today in Dallas ... More >>

Where There's a Will Johnson, There's a Song for Obama Worth Listening To

I know, I know -- we have a music blog. But on this frigid morning, I wanted to direct your attention to this download, warm and well-meaning, courtesy National Public Radio, songwriter Christian Kiefer and a singer named Will Johnson. It's a song called "Someone to Wake," the final installment in a ... More >>

KERA-FM Is Losing Two Shows, Thanks to NPR Cancellations Today

From Gawker, this news for regular listeners of National Public Radio via its local outlet, KERA-FM (90.1): NPR today has axed two shows, Day to Day and News & Notes, both of which air in Dallas. As a result, some 64 people are being laid off -- though the shows will remain on the air till March ... More >>

South San Gabriel's "The Arc And The Cusp" Gets NPR's Song Of The Day Nod

Note to Self: Take in a Trinity Trojans Game Before Entire National Media Does

Old 97's Perform In-Studio For National Public Radio...Again

Sarah Jaffe's "Even Born Again" Is Song Of The Day On NPR

The Brave Combo-Scored As The Wrench Turns Premieres Tonight At 7 O'clock

W.T. White Stats Teacher to Talk Up Video Games and Kids on NPR

Denton's Brave Combo To Provide Theme, Score For PBS' First Animated Prime Time Series

The Old 97's Cramp Dust Congress' Style, Hit Public Radio Circuit; Also: Art For Sale!

Pete Schweddy Weighs In on Bryan Adams' G.P.S. Monitors

National Public Radio's Still Slicing Into Dallas' Cheese Problem

En Mass

Happy Birthday, Lethal Injection!

Holy Holly! Actually Good Christmas CDs

NPR Has the Bump Keys to Your Heart

NPR Wonders If Dooney's Saggin' Pants Rap is Also Homophobic. Um, Well ...

A New Man Law: Pullin' Up Your Pants

Come Give Mr. Hand a Hand

Reading Rainbow

Spend a weekend with black literature

Re: NPR Knows What's Buggin' Dallas

The Polyphonic Spree to Play the Entire Country Saturday Night

The Paper Chase to Appear on NPR; Promises to Speak in Dull Monotone And Beg for Money

NPR Loves DA Fond of DNA

A Voice for Radio

Hepola a Sister Out

Les Nubians

July 22

All God's Children

When terrorists breed hatred among us, they've already won the war

Holiday jeer

The diary of an elf as as a young man

Events for the week

Stop the music

KERA-FM goes for gab in effort to grab ratings